The comments made by Castello Lukeba about his departure from Olympique Lyonnais were not to the taste of the Rhone club.
Olympique Lyonnais has had one of the most turbulent summers. In particular behind the scenes and especially on the transfer market where the Gones saw two of their best young people leave: Castello Lukeba and Bradley Barcola.
According to the first named, his departure for Leipzig was not wanted. In an interview with L’Equipe, he said he wanted to stay and even extend at the club. “The fans only see what we show them. It’s very easy for the club to make the player look like a villain who absolutely wants to leave.” he explained, adding: “At the club, they had the ambition to sell me for several months, it dated from the start of last season, with the old management. It is reality.”
It is an understatement to say that the declarations of the young central defender were coolly welcomed by the Lyon leaders. “OL made several extension offers from the end of 2022, all of which were refused by the player’s representatives, thus indicated the club to The Team. The latter said at the end of December that Lukeba had made the decision to leave at the end of the 2022-2023 season. »
